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Fibromyalgia: "Sometimes it hurts so much that it feels like my bones are broken!"

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: "Sometimes it hurts so much that it feels like my bones are broken!"

Apr 22, 2021

Hello Lou974, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you tell us a bit more about yourself?Hello, my name is Lou, I'm 55 years old and I am a technical...

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What impact does vitamin D have on multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis

What impact does vitamin D have on multiple sclerosis?

Apr 22, 2021 • 1 comment

Multiple sclerosis (MS)Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease. This means that the patient's immune system attacks the body's own cells (the endogenous cells), causing inflammation. In this...

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10 things you may not know about Carenity!

10 things you may not know about Carenity!

Apr 21, 2021

Ten years ago to the day, the first version of the Carenity website went online in France! The platform would later go international, first within Europe and the UK and then on to the US.On this...

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What is addiction?

Alcoholism
Drug dependence
Substance dependence
Tobacco dependence

What is addiction?

Apr 20, 2021

What is addiction?Addiction is considered as a disorder based on the repeated and uncontrolled consumption of a product (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, etc.) or on the abnormally excessive practice of a...

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What are the health benefits and risks of essential oils?

What are the health benefits and risks of essential oils?

Apr 19, 2021 • 1 comment

What are essential oils?Essential oils are obtained by steaming or pressing various parts of a plant (leaves, stems, flowers, fruit, etc.). There are about 4000 species of plants from which essential...

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Hemophilia: Everything you need to know!

Blood disorders

Hemophilia: Everything you need to know!

Apr 17, 2021

Hemophilia: definitionHemophilia is a severe hereditary genetic bleeding disorder. There are two types of hemophilia: type A and type B. Contrary to the image that is often linked to it, people with...

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Long COVID: “It's impossible for me to go back to work because the symptoms are so incapacitating”

Long COVID

Long COVID: “It's impossible for me to go back to work because the symptoms are so incapacitating”

Apr 15, 2021

Hello Pompon005, thank you for agreeing to share your story on Carenity.First of all, could tell us a bit more about yourself?I am 56 years old and am separated from my partner. I have two lovely...

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Is body mass index (BMI) still relevant?

Is body mass index (BMI) still relevant?

Apr 15, 2021

Body mass index (BMI): definitionBody mass index or BMI is a tool for calculating an individual’s body fat based on his or her height and weight. Formula: BMI = weight (pounds) / [height (in)]2 x 703 ...

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Bipolar disorder: What are the different treatments?

Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder: What are the different treatments?

Apr 13, 2021 • 1 comment

Bipolar disorder: A brief reviewBipolar disorder is a severe psychiatric disorder previously known as "manic depression". It is characterized by a disproportion both in intensity and in duration of...

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Is Parkinson’s an autoimmune disease? What does the current research say?

Parkinson's disease

Is Parkinson’s an autoimmune disease? What does the current research say?

Apr 11, 2021

Evidence in recent years suggests that Parkinson’s disease could be an autoimmune diseaseFor decades, scientists and doctors alike have known that inflammation causes changes in the brains of...

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Castleman disease and differential diagnosis

Castleman disease

Castleman disease and differential diagnosis

Apr 9, 2021

First of all, what is a differential diagnosis? A differential diagnosis is a method of differentiating a disease from other conditions that have close or similar symptoms or characteristics. Its aim...

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Trigeminal neuralgia: "The pain on a scale from 0 to 10 was a 10!"

Trigeminal neuralgia

Trigeminal neuralgia: "The pain on a scale from 0 to 10 was a 10!"

Apr 8, 2021

Hello kattie.pa78, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I am a political scientist, 30 years old, single and have no...

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